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The National Economic Council (NEC) has hinted that the provision for petrol subsidy in the 2022 budget will end in June. Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki both said that the decision on what to do next is the prerogative of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Former Head of State Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar warned against removal of petrol subsidy, saying it would push more Nigerians into poverty. Organised Labour maintained that its proposed protest against subsidy removal would go on as scheduled on January 27. The Nigerian government has been unable to remit N200 billion into the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) due to the payment of subsidy for petroleum products

The National Economic Council (NEC) has hinted that the provision for petrol subsidy in the 2022 budget will end in June. Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki both said that the decision on what to do next is the prerogative of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Former Head of State Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar warned against removal of petrol subsidy, saying it would push more Nigerians into poverty. Organised Labour maintained that its proposed protest against subsidy removal would go on as scheduled on January 27. The Nigerian government has been unable to remit N200 billion into the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) due to the payment of subsidy for petroleum products.